Constitution
Donald Trump
Election 2024
Lawyer
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."A longshot legal bid to disqualify and remove Donald Trump from the 2024 US presidential ballot has been gaining traction.
Initially heralded by liberal activists, the theory has burst to the fore in recent weeks as prominent conservatives embrace the effort.
But critics warn that, if it moves forward, it risks robbing voters of the right to deliver their own verdict on whether the former president should return to the White House.
The untested legal gambit is a last-ditch bid of sorts against an ex-president who remains popular with his base. Its ultimate arbiter could be the conservative Supreme Court he helped shape - if it even gets that far.
On Wednesday, a Washington-based watchdog group sued to block Mr Trump from the Republican primary in the state of Colorado - likely the first of several lawsuits of its kind.
The Trump campaign quickly shot back that the legal challenge is "stretching the law beyond recognition" and has no basis "except in the minds of those who are pushing it".
"Joe Biden, Democrats, and Never Trumpers are scared to death because they see polls showing President Trump winning in the general election," spokesman Steven Cheung told the BBC's US partner CBS News.
Despite his mounting legal troubles, Mr Trump remains the dominant frontrunner for the Republican nomination and is polling neck-and-neck with President Joe Biden ahead of their expected rematch.
The strategy to bar him from the primary ballot invokes a rarely used provision of the US Constitution - Section Three of the 14th Amendment - that bars those who have "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" against the country from holding federal office."...
..."A longshot legal bid to disqualify and remove Donald Trump from the 2024 US presidential ballot has been gaining traction.
Initially heralded by liberal activists, the theory has burst to the fore in recent weeks as prominent conservatives embrace the effort.
But critics warn that, if it moves forward, it risks robbing voters of the right to deliver their own verdict on whether the former president should return to the White House.
The untested legal gambit is a last-ditch bid of sorts against an ex-president who remains popular with his base. Its ultimate arbiter could be the conservative Supreme Court he helped shape - if it even gets that far.
On Wednesday, a Washington-based watchdog group sued to block Mr Trump from the Republican primary in the state of Colorado - likely the first of several lawsuits of its kind.
The Trump campaign quickly shot back that the legal challenge is "stretching the law beyond recognition" and has no basis "except in the minds of those who are pushing it".
"Joe Biden, Democrats, and Never Trumpers are scared to death because they see polls showing President Trump winning in the general election," spokesman Steven Cheung told the BBC's US partner CBS News.
Despite his mounting legal troubles, Mr Trump remains the dominant frontrunner for the Republican nomination and is polling neck-and-neck with President Joe Biden ahead of their expected rematch.
The strategy to bar him from the primary ballot invokes a rarely used provision of the US Constitution - Section Three of the 14th Amendment - that bars those who have "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" against the country from holding federal office."...
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What crime has President Trump been convicted of by the court(s) that constitute his being disqualified under the 14th Amendment? When you can answer that question with facts, then you have your answer. The courts of public opinion do not matter, convictions in court do.
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SFC Casey O'Mally
Technically, 14A, section 3 does not require a conviction.
Now, earlier in 14A, as well as 5A does require DUE PROCESS, which we tend to associate with conviction. But it is also notable that the due process is applied specifically to life, liberty, and property. It can thusly be argued that, as eligibility to run for office falls under none of those, preclusion from office does not require due process.
That argument runs counter to our national sense of justice. But it is not technically wrong.
Now, earlier in 14A, as well as 5A does require DUE PROCESS, which we tend to associate with conviction. But it is also notable that the due process is applied specifically to life, liberty, and property. It can thusly be argued that, as eligibility to run for office falls under none of those, preclusion from office does not require due process.
That argument runs counter to our national sense of justice. But it is not technically wrong.
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Ultiple court cases have already addressed this. And not a single one has been successful in barring Trump or anyone else from being on the ballot.
So, according to the courts, Trump is perfectly eligible.
So, according to the courts, Trump is perfectly eligible.
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